Mattress



Dec. 22, 1925- afazaeasesr H. G. BRANDWEIN MATTRESS Filed Jan. 7, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 22, 1925.

1,566,787 H. s. BRANDWEIN MATTRES S 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. '7, 1922 Patented Dec. 22, 192 5.

' UNITED STATES PA E OF I

HENRY Gr. IBRANDWEIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

V I MATTRESS."

Application-filed January 7, 1922; Serial No.527,61l1.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY G. BRAND EIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State I of Illinois, have invented certain new and mattresses and has as one object thereof the production of a mattress that is non-stretchable and is tufted in effect and appearance, the tufted effect obtained by securing the top and bottom cover sheets of the mattress together at spaced intervals. i Y

Another object of my invention is to provide a mattress of the kind described which may be ventilated.

The invention has amongits other objects the production of a mattress of the kind described which is neat and attractive in appearance, compact, durable and satisfactory for use wherever found applicable.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will. be obvious to those skilled in the art from the disclosures herein given.

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combi nation of parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a mattress embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially through the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section similar to that shown in Fig. 2, illustrating a modification thereof;

Fig. 4 is a section illustrating another modified form:

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4:

Fig. 6 is a sectional view illustrating another form of modification;

Fig. 7 is a section showing still another modified form, and g Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention, there is shown a portion of a mattress, cushion or the like, made up of'top and bottom cover sheets 1 and 2, respectively joined at their perimeters or edges by a side strip 3, the mattress having a filling 4L of any suitable'material, such as hair, felt, cotton or the like. It will be noted that the mattress, although tufted in appearance, does not have the usual form of tufts which ordinarily are made by arranging buttons or washers on the exterior surfaces of the sheets and passing a threadthrough' the washers so as to draw the cover sheets together. The threads are usually passed through the mat- ,tress after the filling material has been ar-' ranged therein so as to aid in keeping said material in place. 7

In the form of; mattress shown in Figs. 1 7 and 2, the tufted effect is produced by bringa ing the cover sheets together in contact with one another at suitable intervals over the area of the sheets and securing said sheets together at each of said contactingportions as by a circular row of stitching 5, or in an equivalent manner. The sheets may be first secured together at suitable intervals, pref erably. regularly spaced in the manner just described and the filling material 4 then 30 placed withinth mattress between the cover sheets, after the circular rows of stitching 5 have been completed. Any suitable guide means may be usedfor arranging the filling material within the cover sheets, and, after a sufficient amount has been arranged there in, the mattress may be pounded or otherwise manipulated so as to work the filling material into the spaces around the rows of stitching 5. A mattress thus formed is nonstretchable, and is tufted in effect and appearance. Furthermore, as the combined thickness of the cover sheets at the points of securement is quite small, especially as compared to the other portions of the mattress, a certain amount of air may pass through said secured portions and aid in the ventilation of the mattress.

Fig. 3 illustrates a modified form of securing the cover sheets together, wherein apertures or vents 6 are cut through the contacting portions of the sheets within and bounded by the circular row of stitching 5.

If desired, the apertures 6 may be initially formed and then the circular row of stitching may be so made as to bind the raw edges of the apertures and form an eyelet similar to the manner in which a buttonhole is made.

In Figs. 4 and 5 a piece of textile or loosely woven material 7 is held inplace in ible and does not decrease the resiliency of,

the mattress. V

In Fig. 6 a grommetor tubular sleeve 8 1s arranged between the cover sheets so as to project beyond the aperture 6 there through, said grommet preferably being 7 nod-metallic, of cloth or the like, and having flanged or radially-extending: ends 9, which v15 overlie the apertures 6 on the exterior surfaces of the cover sheets and are secured thereat by rows of stitching 10. The grommet, prefenably made of cloth, has an aperture 11 therethroughso that the mattress is ventilated through its thickness as; well as through its width and length; I

In Figs, 7 and v8 thereis shown, a mod-ifiedfform of grommet ventilator, each oomprising a pair of concentric,einner and outer, radially spaced,- non-inetallie grommets 12 and 13, having their flanged ends stitched or otherwise suitably secured to the outer surfaces of the cover sheets, A coil spring lst is arranged between the concentric grommet parts 12 and 13, so as to make the device self-supporting and prevent its 001- lapse. 7

It will be noted that in all the forms shown, the mattress is given a tufted effect and appearance, is substantially non-stretchable, and is ventilated.

Having thus described my invention, itis obvious that various, immaterial modlfications may be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention;

hence I do not Wish to be understood. as

limiting'myselt to the exact "form, construesaid registering apertures. and secured at their ends to the cover sheets, the grommets being concentricallyfdisposed, and spring wound around the inner grommet and disposed: intermediate the grommets;

In testimony whereof, have hereunto: signed my name.

HEN-RY e. BRANDW N, 

